Reporting or documenting battery, neglect, or exploitation;
immunity from civil or criminal liability
Sec. 14. Any person acting in good faith who:
(1) makes or causes to be made a report of neglect, battery, or
exploitation under this chapter, IC 35-42-2-1(a)(2)(C), or
IC 35-42-2-1(a)(2)(E);
(2) makes or causes to be made photographs or x-rays of a
victim of suspected neglect or battery of an endangered adult or
a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older; or
(3) participates in any official proceeding or a proceeding
resulting from a report of neglect, battery, or exploitation of an
endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or
older relating to the subject matter of that report;
is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be
imposed because of these actions. However, this section does not
apply to a person accused of neglect, battery, or exploitation of an
endangered adult or a dependent eighteen (18) years of age or older.
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.299, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.185-1984,
SEC.5; P.L.2-1997, SEC.76; P.L.2-1998, SEC.81; P.L.2-2005,
SEC.127.
Last modified: May 24, 2006